OB-Peds EMT questions with verified answers
10 year old patient was injured while skateboarding, upon assessment you note a
visible deformity of the forearm. The fingers are pale and cool without a palpable
pulse. You should apply? Ans✓✓✓ Gentle manual traction
13 month old lying supine in crib, crying. Fever 104.5, rash on body and some
spots are purple. You should? Ans✓✓✓ Put on surgical mask
2 year old is restless, irritable, and febrile with a distinct cough. The parent states
that the child is calmer in a steam shower. You should suspect? Ans✓✓✓ Croup
2 year old patient has a respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute. This is
considered? Ans✓✓✓ Normal
20 year old female is pregnant for the first time with twins. What is she
considered? Ans✓✓✓ Primigravida
24 year old female in her second trimester of pregnancy presents with mild
contractions. There is no regular pattern to the contractions, and they have not
increased in intensity since they began. She denies vaginal bleeding or any other
symptoms. This patient is most likely experiencing? Ans✓✓✓ Braxton hicks
contractions
24 year old woman presents with vaginal bleeding following sexual assault,
controlling bleeding would best be done by Ans✓✓✓ Placing a dressing at the
vaginal opening
, 3 year old child involved in a motor vehicle collision needs to be secured on an
adult backboard. You should? Ans✓✓✓ Place padding under the child's torso
32 week pregnant female complaining of facial swelling, headache, vomiting, and
experiencing visual disturbances last 12 hours. You should suspect? Ans✓✓✓
Preeclampsia
33 year old female was in a motor vehicle collision. She is 36 weeks pregnant.
First responders have removed the patient from the vehicle and immobilized her
and they cannot obtain a blood pressure. You should? Ans✓✓✓ Tilt the
backboard to the left immediately
35 week pregnant woman. Following scenarios most life threatening? Ans✓✓✓
Hypertension and experiencing visual disturbances
37 week pregnant woman with tearing abdominal pain and weak, vitals are
90/60, 140, and 26 with pale, cool, diaphoretic skin, you should suspect?
Ans✓✓✓ Abruptio placentae
38 year old female reports left sided abdominal pain that radiates to the back.
Vitals are 90/64, 118, 20. You should suspect? Ans✓✓✓ A ruptured ectopic
emergency
4 year old is having trouble breathing. He is drooling and sitting forward in a chair
with his mouth wide open. He has a 103.2 temperature, you should suspect?
Ans✓✓✓ Epiglottitis
5 year old is actively seizing, his respirations are slow and skin is pale. His parents
say he has seized several times in the last 15 minutes without waking up. You
10 year old patient was injured while skateboarding, upon assessment you note a
visible deformity of the forearm. The fingers are pale and cool without a palpable
pulse. You should apply? Ans✓✓✓ Gentle manual traction
13 month old lying supine in crib, crying. Fever 104.5, rash on body and some
spots are purple. You should? Ans✓✓✓ Put on surgical mask
2 year old is restless, irritable, and febrile with a distinct cough. The parent states
that the child is calmer in a steam shower. You should suspect? Ans✓✓✓ Croup
2 year old patient has a respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute. This is
considered? Ans✓✓✓ Normal
20 year old female is pregnant for the first time with twins. What is she
considered? Ans✓✓✓ Primigravida
24 year old female in her second trimester of pregnancy presents with mild
contractions. There is no regular pattern to the contractions, and they have not
increased in intensity since they began. She denies vaginal bleeding or any other
symptoms. This patient is most likely experiencing? Ans✓✓✓ Braxton hicks
contractions
24 year old woman presents with vaginal bleeding following sexual assault,
controlling bleeding would best be done by Ans✓✓✓ Placing a dressing at the
vaginal opening
, 3 year old child involved in a motor vehicle collision needs to be secured on an
adult backboard. You should? Ans✓✓✓ Place padding under the child's torso
32 week pregnant female complaining of facial swelling, headache, vomiting, and
experiencing visual disturbances last 12 hours. You should suspect? Ans✓✓✓
Preeclampsia
33 year old female was in a motor vehicle collision. She is 36 weeks pregnant.
First responders have removed the patient from the vehicle and immobilized her
and they cannot obtain a blood pressure. You should? Ans✓✓✓ Tilt the
backboard to the left immediately
35 week pregnant woman. Following scenarios most life threatening? Ans✓✓✓
Hypertension and experiencing visual disturbances
37 week pregnant woman with tearing abdominal pain and weak, vitals are
90/60, 140, and 26 with pale, cool, diaphoretic skin, you should suspect?
Ans✓✓✓ Abruptio placentae
38 year old female reports left sided abdominal pain that radiates to the back.
Vitals are 90/64, 118, 20. You should suspect? Ans✓✓✓ A ruptured ectopic
emergency
4 year old is having trouble breathing. He is drooling and sitting forward in a chair
with his mouth wide open. He has a 103.2 temperature, you should suspect?
Ans✓✓✓ Epiglottitis
5 year old is actively seizing, his respirations are slow and skin is pale. His parents
say he has seized several times in the last 15 minutes without waking up. You
